Phil Knight Donates $400 Million to Strengthen Portland Black Community
Phil Knight and his wife, Penny, announced a multi-million-dollar donation to assist in rebuilding Albina, a historically Black Portland area.
Four bright spots in climate news in 2025
Climate news hasn’t been great in 2025. Global greenhouse-gas emissions hit record highs (again). This year is set to be either the second or third warmest on record. Climate-fueled disasters like wildfires in California and flooding in Indonesia and Pakistan devastated communities and caused billions in damage. In addition to these worrying indicators of our…
4 Soft Skills to Help You Stand Out During Your Next Job Interview
Ace your next job interview with these essential intangibles.
DJI’s latest Mavic drone is a beast
DJI has spent the last several years doubling down on its imagining prowess — tripling down as it were, in this case. Makes sense. Aside from the underlying fun of flying these things around, all of the most immediate consumer/prosumer applications revolve around picture taking and video. The new Mavic 3 Pro embraces the prosumer […]
DJI’s latest Mavic drone is a beast by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch
Twitter alternative T2 readies expansion with launch of invites system
The Twitter alternative T2, founded by Twitter and Google veterans, is ready to expand. Launched into alpha testing earlier this year, T2 will today begin to roll out its first invites to its small community of testers, allowing them to bring their friends to the service, instead of only offering waitlist sign-ups as before. Currently, […]
Twitter alternative T2 readies expansion with launch of invites system by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch
Elon Musk may have accidentally leaked his burner account
Elon Musk tweeted a photo on Monday night that shows him logged into his Twitter account, advertising to content creators how they can activate monetization features on Twitter. Unfortunately for Musk, people weren’t paying much attention to the fact that he has 24.7K paid subscribers — instead, some users realized that he appeared to be […]
Elon Musk may have accidentally leaked his burner account by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch
Lucid has finally started testing its all-electric Gravity SUV on public roads
Lucid Group said Tuesday it has started testing pre-production versions of its all-electric Gravity SUV on public roads in the United States, a signal of progress for an automaker with just one model in its portfolio. Lucid currently produces several versions of the Air, an all-electric luxury sedan that came to market in 2022. The […]
Lucid has finally started testing its all-electric Gravity SUV on public roads by Kirsten Korosec originally published on TechCrunch
I actually had fun at Fatboy Slim’s metaverse rave
I stood outside a 50s truck stop diner and gas station under a dark, dusky sky. A bright neon sign that said Norm’s Drive In illuminated the space. Behind a psychedelic school bus parked in the dirt lot, monstrous limbs with huge eyeballs, long lashes and smiley faces for irises extended upwards. Little aliens ran […]
I actually had fun at Fatboy Slim’s metaverse rave by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch
Robotics safety firm Veo raises $29 million, with help from Amazon
Survey a lot of industrial warehouses and you’ll see a lot of cages. It’s a safety thing — effectively a way of ensuring that robots don’t accidentally hurt people. They’re big, fast and made of metal. We’re small, squishy and don’t always look where we should. It’s not a perfect solution, but it’s the best […]
Robotics safety firm Veo raises $29 million, with help from Amazon by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch
Retirees Are Earning Up to $20,000 Per Month With One Fully Remote Side Hustle
Quitting your day job doesn’t mean you can’t have an additional — and extremely lucrative — income stream.
Fintech-focused VC firm Anthemis Group lays off 28% of staff as part of restructuring
Anthemis Group is undergoing a restructuring that resulted in its letting go of 16 employees, or about 28% of its employees, earlier this year, the fintech-focused venture firm has confirmed to TechCrunch. A spokesperson for London-based Anthemis said the move was an effort “to better reflect current market conditions and to set up the business […]
Fintech-focused VC firm Anthemis Group lays off 28% of staff as part of restructuring by Mary Ann Azevedo originally published on TechCrunch